HRC honored 305 employers as its 2010 ‘Best Places to Work for LGBT Equality' at the Sixth Annual LGBT Workplace Awards Seminar and Reception held last night. The event, hosted by Time Warner and held at the Time Warner Center in New York City, featured Don Lemon, Anchor and Reporter for CNN and special guest Tim Gunn, Chief Creative Officer for Liz Claiborne, Inc. and host of the Lifetime Network show 'Project Runway.'
“We’re happy to honor these companies who have taken strong actions that constitutes tangible, significant civil rights progress,” said Human Rights Campaign President Joe Solmonese. “With our recent launch of our ‘Best Places to Work’ iPhone application and with other resources coming soon, anyone, anywhere at anytime will be able to find out how a company ranks on LGBT inclusion. By mandating equal opportunity in hiring, ensuring equal compensation through medical and family benefits, and promoting informed work forces and equal work places, these companies continue to push progress forward. The federal law has to catch up.”
Companies receiving the “Best Places to Work for LGBT Equality” distinction scored 100 percent on the HRC Foundation’s 2010 Corporate Equality Index, the national standard evaluating policies, practices and diversity efforts relating to LGBT workers.
